The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Plateau State has dismissed the petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the election of Governor Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Tribunal sitting in Jos, the state capital held that the PDP held a valid congress in the state on 25th September, 2023. The Tribunal
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No fewer than eleven villagers were on Tuesday night burnt to death by suspected terrorists who attacked Chisu village in Mangu Local Government of Plateau State. The Daily Vendor gathered that the victims ran to a house in the village for safety after they heard sporadic gunshots in the community around 11 pm but the assailants pursued
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…as community calls on the government to beef up security in the area to forestall further attack Three persons were confirmed dead after gunmen attacked a community in Plateau State. The Daily Vendor learnt that the attack occurred on Sunday night in Maiyanga community in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state. One of the
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…as villagers protest, urge government to halt the activities of Fulani militia in their locality Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militia have killed two persons in a fresh attack on NTV community in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State . The DAILY VENDOR learnt that the fresh attack occurred on Sunday night . It was further
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‘A source said that besides the recent attack, other isolated killings had been reported in villages’ Following an attack in Kuliyas Village in Butura, Bokkos Local Government Area, where four persons, including the village head, were killed by unidentified gunmen, Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has ordered security personnel to go after the attackers and
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‘Sector Commander of the FRSC in Niger, Mr Kumar Tsukwam, yesterday, in Minna, said the accident involved a commercial bus and a saloon car’ Eleven persons died while six others sustained injuries in two separate accidents in Plateau and Niger states, over the weekend. In Jos, eight persons lost their lives and two others got
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Bandits have attacked the residence of former Sports Minister, Damishi Sango, in Plateau state. it was learnt that they attacked the residence at Danwal, Ganawuri after Vom, in Riyom Local Government Area around 9:00pm on Wednesday. According to reports, two security details and a boy were shot during the attack. It was also learnt their
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Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Makut Macham, Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos. According to Macham, the development followed COVID-19 test conducted on the governor and members of his family. He said that the governor had
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Prosecution of over 300 suspected looters and arsonists following the #ENDSARS protests has began in Plateau State. According to the Plateau State Government, the suspects were accused of looting, criminal trespassing and inciting public disturbance, among other charges. It was gathered that the suspects, who had been in military and police detention after they were
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An officer of the Department of State Services in Plateau State, Barrister Muktar Modibbo, has died after armed gunmen in a gunrunning ring opened fire on him and other officers during an operation. A top security source within the DSS told newsmen on Thursday that the incident occurred during a raid on the criminals’ hideout
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The Governor of Plateau State Hon. Simon Bako Lalong said the sanctity, integrity and independence of the judiciary is sacrosanct and so must be defended at all costs to avoid anarchy in the society. The governor stated this at swearing-in of Hon. Patrick Sati Dabit as the Acting President of Customary Court of Appeal on
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The Plateau Government on Sunday announced the first death resulting from COVID-19 in the state. Gov. Simon Lalong made the announcement during a media briefing on the update of COVID-19 in Plateau at Government House, Jos. Lalong explained that the patient died before his result of COVID -19 which read positive came out. “As at
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As part of measures to stop the spread of the disease in Plateau State, the state government said on Saturday that it had quarantined three Chinese citizens. It said that the Chinese were quarantined in Wase town for a suspected case of the virus. The state Commissioner for Information, Dan Manjang, disclosed this to Channels
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Gunmen have continued their deadly attacks in the Bokos Local Government Area of Plateau, killing a man and setting many buildings ablaze. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the gunmen had descended on Ruboi and Marish communities in Bokos Local Government, killing at least 16 people late on Sunday. NAN learnt that the latest
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The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nimkong Ndam, has confirmed five cases of Lassa fever in the state. Ndam told News Agency of Nigeria in Jos that the patients of the ailment had been admitted in two hospitals in the state, adding that three of them were undergoing treatment; one had completed treatment, while
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